Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-21

reported their mode OF Operation 10 he as follows:
one would walk TO house door and ring the bell.
to the corner and watch while his companions
DID the same thing. Being assured that no one
Quently went to the rear and entered. In each
case the house was entered between IL p. m and
a. M. and the thieves invariably looked for
money or Jewelry, leaving other valuableS alone.
The officers have good description OF the boy
burglars and will probably arrest them. The res
street southwest, was yesterday found to have
been entered by cutting the window Stats Of the
kitchen, and every room had been ransacked. The
aScertained what has been taken.
Panic on a steamboat.
AN ACCIDENT TO THE ARRowsMITH's MACHINERY
| CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT.
The steamer ArrOwSInith started on her usual
daily trip for Colonial Beach yesterday having on
board about 400 OF the members and friends OF the
Eleventh Street Car Drivers Association. When the
boat had got down as far as Lower Cedar Point
the passengers were startled by hearing a heavy
crash, followed by the noise Of escaping steam.
| There was great confusion on board, and Capt.
Entwistle and his Oficers after they had ascer-
tained the cause OF the trouble used every EFFORT
| To allay the excitement. The boat was at once
anchored and 1T was found that the head Of the
steam cylinder had worked loose, resulting in the
| breaking OF the steel bars which connect the
waiking-beam with the pistOn-rOd and crank
Slalt. Other parts OF the machinery around the
walking beam had also broken. The band was or
dered To play and the excited eXcursiOnists were
kept sufficiently calm to prevent any OF them from
jumping overheard The steamer Henry +.
Bishop was a short distance behind the Ar
rowsmith and at once came up alongside
and the passengers from the disabled steamer
were quickly transferred to her decks This was
accomplished without accident, although, owing
To the excitement among the passengers, 1t Was
dlnicult TO induce them 10 move quietly and In an
orderly way. The Bishop had on board the men,
DerS and friends OF Friendship Lodge. No. z, /. o.
NJ, and the combined excursions went to Lower
| Se1ar Point, where the day was spent. The
Bishop arrived in this city with all on board safe
anu sound The people on board held meeting
Pilot VIM. Luckett, Engineer Louis Thornton,
Mate John Luckett, and The crew OF the Bishop.
Capt. Entwiste and his officers and men were also
RENE mbered.
| WHAT MANAGER RIDLEY SAYS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
The steamer Arrowsmth was tOwed up the river
| last night by the tug Temple which had been
sent down for that purpose. She arrived at Alex
andria about O'Clock this morning. where she
how Hes until arrangements can be made to have
| the necessary repairs made The manager of the
| Potomac Ferry CO., Mr.. Ridley, told a STAR re-
porter this morning that he had visited the
steamer and examined the break. "The cross
| head" he said, twas broken, and a careful exam
inaton OF the iron showed no reason for the break
1t was one OF those unaccOuntable accidents that
| VIII happen In spite or the utmost care. The
crOSs-head was put in new about two years ago,
and II there was any weakness in the iron 1t could
hot be discovered. The break occurred on the up
stroke. instead OF the dOwn-StrOke. III the latter
had been the case the J0urnal-box would probably
| have been broken, but there would have been no
| additional danger TO the passengers After q
full investigation and examination 1 find nothing
TO blame CriticlSe. The accident was unac-
countabie, and the men and officers behaved
splendldly. The steamer, at the time Of the
accident, had only 10 pounds OF steam-pressure
ana was, therefore, running at moderate rate OF
speed. The passengers were naturally very
much alarmed, but fortunately there was no one
hurt." Mr. Ridley added that the damage to the
steamer would amount To about $1,000. He had
already teegrdpned 1Or the necessary parts OF the
! machinery, but 1t would probably take two or
tnrte weeks before the steamer would be ready to
resume her tips In the meantime he was negO-
| tiAtins for another steamer to take her place.
| Tl& excursion OF the Christ Church Mission
| which was to have gone down ON the Arrowsmith
this morning, went on the Bishop to Lower Cedar
Point.
He GOT HIS REVOLVER AGAN.-When VIM. G.
Morton paid his fine in the Criminal Court this
morning lor an assault on LIZZIE Moore and others
question arose as to whether the revolver with
which the assault was committed should be re-
turned to him. The assistant district attorney In
! formed the court that IL was not customary here
TO return weapons under such circumstances. 1t
was finally decided that Morton should have his
| revolver.
TIE PETIT JURORS DISCHARGED TILL OCTOBER g.
Judge Montgomery this morning discharged the
october 3. He said that he was entirely satisfied
with their work, and II there had been any negli-
notice OF the court He thanked them for their in
teligent attention to their duties, and expressed
the hope that they would spend a pleasant time,
LIBRARY FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES. - This
afternoon the new library for the use Of
the employees OF the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad, provided for them at the sugges-
ton Of Mr. onLs Carter the
In the presence OF number OF the men. 1t Is
located In the large rooms in the northwest corner
were formerly used by the Pullman Company.
The rooms have been carpeted and provided with
tables and chairs and on the walls are handsome
In which are over five hundred volumes. All the
shelves have not as yet been filled.
| QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.-Two hundred and
twenty cattle on the market yesterday, one hun
dred and ninety-two sold to butchers as follows ::
| Best sold from Al TO 4ssc per h.: good sold
| from TO 4isc. per h.; medium sold from 81 to
34c. per H.; common sold from ~ to &c. per
| Id. Twenty-efght shipped to eastern markets.
seven hundred and SeVenty-fye sheep and lambs
on the market and all sold to butchers as fol-
lambs sold from to 694c per i5. Fourteen en- cows
and calves sold from so TO $40 each. Market for
cattle was duh. Market for sheep and lambs was
brisk.
THE CoNTINRNTAIs IN CAMP.-The Washington
Continentals left this morning for Colonial Beach
| for ten-days' encampment. The camp has been
| named Camp Ordway, in honor OF Gen. Ory1way
| A large number OF honorary members and friends
OF the corps accompanied the boys down to the
Beach to share camp life with them. which will be
In the style Of "the boys OF 49," on Friday, the
18th instant, they break camp. An excursion
VIII De given on the same day.
/ 1EMPERATURE-Mf
Ballantyne writes TO the STAR from SinscOnset.
Nantucket, saying that he has kept a faithful
| record or the thermOmetrtc readings three times
| day since the 2Sth OF June, and has been aston
| 1shed at the remarkable equability OF the tenn
| perature. The temperature has ranged from "a
10 az at q. H., "a to so at p. H. and from 62 to
40 at p. IN. The record shows that during nearly
all the period covered there was hardly any yar1a-
| ZION from day TO day at the same hours.
| DEATH OF SYLvANUs COBB.-Sylvanus Cobb tr
the story writer TO the New York Ledger and story
papers, died at his residence In Hyde Park near
| BOSTON, yesterday. He was born in Watery1Ile
Me- In 1S2:i, and leaves a widow and two children
He was thrty-secOnd degree Mason.
Villas FOR VICE PREsIDENT.-The Milwaukee
Journal yesterday published an interview with
First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson
| In which he says that Under no circumstances
| would he be a candidate for yice-President but
thinks col. Villas would make an excellent and ac.
acceptable candidate.
REBELLION IN kENTUCEY.-United States Marshal
Gross and large posse Of deputies left Louisville
yesterday To enforce the payment OF TAYLOR
county railroad taxes which the citizens have
openly refused TO pay. The force was heavily
armed In case OF resistance. The first lev1eS on
property Will be made Friday.
FATAL BATH OF MELTED BRAss.-At Powell's
Drass foundry, In Cincinnati, yesterday, Jacob
Smith and John Reilly, employees, were Carrying q
pot OF melted BRASS when Reilly stumbled throw
Ing the molten metal all over the two men and
both were horribly and fatally burned.
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SUED FOR Ku-KLUxING HIN.-John Green col